Species ***Streptococcus* *anginosus***

Name: Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Streptococcus anginosus" Andrewes and Horder 1906

Etymology: an.gi.no.sus. N.L. masc. adj. anginosus, pertaining to angina

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33397; CCUG 27298; CCUG 35776; CIP 102921; DSM 20563; HAMBI 1525; JCM 12993; LMG 14502; NCTC 10713; SK 52

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16S rRNA gene: AF104678 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Smith FR, Sherman JM. The hemolytic streptococci of human feces. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1938; 62:186-189.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Streptococcus anginosus" Andrewes and Horder 1906	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Emendations:
- Coykendall et al. 1987 Coykendall AL, Wesbecher PM, Gustafson KB. "Streptococcus milleri", Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus intermedius are later synonyms of Streptococcus anginosus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:222-228.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by 2 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.
- Whiley and Beighton 1991 Whiley RA, Beighton D. Emended descriptions and recognition of Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus anginosus as distinct species. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:1-5.
  Notes:
  - 🧍 This emendation was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.
  - 🧍 Data from DNA-DNA hybridization experiments, whole-cell-derived polypeptide patterns, and data from phenotypic testing demonstrate that Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938 (Approved Lists 1980), Streptococcus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) and Streptococcus intermedius Prévot 1925 (Approved Lists 1980) are distinct species [1].

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Diplococcus constellatus" Prévot 1924. Publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503.
- ⏰ According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503.
- ⏰ According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus intermedius Prévot 1925 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503.
- ⏰ According to Coykendall et al. (1987), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Diplococcus constellatus" Prévot 1924. Publication: Coykendall AL, Wesbecher PM, Gustafson KB. "Streptococcus milleri", Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus intermedius are later synonyms of Streptococcus anginosus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:222-228.
- ⏰ According to Coykendall et al. (1987), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Coykendall AL, Wesbecher PM, Gustafson KB. "Streptococcus milleri", Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus intermedius are later synonyms of Streptococcus anginosus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:222-228.
- ⏰ According to Coykendall et al. (1987), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus intermedius Prévot 1925 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Coykendall AL, Wesbecher PM, Gustafson KB. "Streptococcus milleri", Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus intermedius are later synonyms of Streptococcus anginosus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:222-228.
- ⏰ According to Vandamme et al. (1998), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus intermedius Prévot 1925 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Vandamme P, Torck U, Falsen E, Pot B, Goossens H, Kersters K. Whole-cell protein electrophoretic analysis of viridans streptococci: evidence for heterogeneity among Streptococcus mitis biovars. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:117-125.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07883 (N = 3).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 798 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
- 🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Streptococcus anginosus is cited as "Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938". However, the reference by Smith and Sherman is cited as "Smith, F.R. and J.M. Sherman. 1939, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 62: 186-189.". Publication: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Streptococcus anginosus subsp. anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Jensen et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Streptococcus anginosus subsp. whileyi Jensen et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Smith FR, Sherman JM. The hemolytic streptococci of human feces. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1938; 62:186-189.

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Species Streptococcus anginosus

Species ***Streptococcus* *anginosus***